Shutter-operator.



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SHUTTER OPERATOR.

- (Applicationled Mu. "l, 1902;: (No Model.)

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JOSEPH F. STACKIIOUSE, OF COLWYN, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHUTTER-OPERATOR.

sPEcIFlcATIoN ferming pere ef Lettere Patent No. '1 1 alec, dated December 1e, 1902.

`Application led March '7, 1902.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that LJosEPH F. STAoKHoUsE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Colwyn, State of Pennsylvania,`have invented certain Improvements in-Devices for perating Shutters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in devices for operating window-shutters from the inside of the building to which they are attached.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved device for opening and closing wing dow-shutters from the inside of the building which, may be operated without raising the sash ofthe window and which in addition to its other functions is capable of retaining or locking the shutter in any desired position.

A further object is to provide an improved` device which while being of a simple and inexpensive construction shall at the same time be reliable in action and not likely to get out of order.

These objects I attain as hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a sectional plan View showing my improved device applied to a pair or ordinary windoW-shutters, one of said shutters being in an open and one in a closed position.

` Fig. 2 is an elevation of the lower portion of the inside of the window-frame illustrated in Fig. 3 is-a front elevation ofthe device set in the square and bead of the window-sill for holding the shutter-operating rods in a fixed position. Fig. Il is a sectional plan View taken through the window-sash and the square and bead of the sill, showing the detail construction of the device illustrated in Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is an elevation of the piece for preventing motion of the shutter-operating rods when these are in position to hold theshutteropen. In the above drawings, A is a window-frame of the ordinary construction in which is a sash B, having'hinged to it the shutters C. Each of these shutters is provided with a small casting or bracket c, to which is pivoted one end of 'a rod c', there being also fastened to the shutter a fulcrum-piece c4,against ,while the shutter was open.

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in its open position. To the other end of this rod is similarly pivoted a second and somewhat longer rod c2, which passes over the top surface of the window-sill b, under the sash B, which is recessed, as shown at bin Fig. 4, to accommodate it. The said rod then passes through the upwardly-projecting portion of the window-sill b2,teehnical1y'known as the square and bead,and is provided at its inner end with a head c3.

Instead of allowing the rod c2 to pass through an ordinary slot in the part b2 of the sill I cut away a portion of this latter and it therein a casting or xture D of the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4. As illustrated., this fixture is rectangular in outline and of the same height as the combined height of the square and bead b2 0f the sill, having within it a cavity for the accommodation of a cylindrical piece d. There is through this latter `an opening d for the passage of the rods c and c2. The piece d is free to turn within this cavity, and I preferably provide an inclined set-screw d2, passing through a threaded hole in the top of the fixture D, which may, if desired, be screwed down, so as to engage one of the rods within the said cylindrical piece d to prevent it, with the attached shutter, from moving. A piece e, fastened to the window-sill outside of the sash, is made with a depression or recess e in its upper surface for the reception of the rod c2 when this latter has been moved into a position corresponding t0 the wide-open position of the shutter. A second bracket or casting e2 is fastened to the window-sill, as shown in Fig. l, this being on the inside and also having a depression in its upper surface for the reception of the rod c2 when the shutter has been moved into its closed position.

When it is desired to close the shutter, the set-screw cl2, which is preferably maintained in a position to prevent motion of the -rods and shutter, is unscrewed and the headand inner end of the rod c2 are pressed downwardly, raising the said rod out of theislot or depression e in the piece ein which it rested The inner end of the rod is then pressed toward the adjacent side of the Window-frame and at the same ltime pulled inwardly, thus swinging IOO the shutter on its hinges and causing the bars to move inwardly through the cylindrical pivotal piece d in the fixture D. After the shutter has been swung on its hinges to a closed position, as shown on the left-hand portion of Fig. 1, and the joint'between the rods or bars c' and c2 has passed through the piece D the rod c2 is turned so that it may be placed in the notch in the piece e2, as shown in Figs. l and 2.

In order that it may be impossible to open the shutter from without, the set-screw d2 is set down tightly upon the rod c when it passes through the pivoted piece d, there being an opening through the top of said piece, so as to allow the screw to directly engage with a notch in said rod c', and thereby prevent its movement. It it is desired to open the shutter, the set-screw d2 is slacked oft, and after the rod c2 has been moved from the notch in the piece e2 the rods c' and c2 are pushed through the piece d of the fixture D, the inner end of the latter of these rods being pushed away from the adjacent side of the window-frame, so as to cause the shutter to open to its fullest extent. Just before the shutter has attained this open position theinner end of the rod c2 is pressed downwardly, thus causing it to move over the piece e and finally allowing it to enter the slot e therein, when the shutter has come to its full-open position, as above indicated.

It will be noted that my improved device can be applied to shutters with but very little modification or cutting of either window sash or frame and that it requires but very little labor for its application to existing structures. By means of theimproved fixture D, which is set in the square and bead projecting upwardly from the inner portion of the windowsill for the passage of the shutter-operating rods, I avoid having any objectionable or unsightly openings through which water or air could enter. It will be further noted that my device is of the utmost simplicity, having no parts liable to get out of order, and,rnoreover, is of a relatively inexpensive construction.

It is to -be noted that one of the most irnportant applications of my improved shutteroperating device is to buildings provided with fire-shutters. In an emergency such shutters can be positively and quicklyswungon their hinges to their closed position without the danger and loss of time usually incurred by the necessity of raising the window-sash.

I claim as my iuvention-' l. The combination in a device for operating a window-shutter, of a plurality of rods pivoted together and pivotally connected to the shutter, a revoluble piece set in the square and bead of the window-sill having an open# ing through which said rods are movable longitudinally, said piece having means whereby the-rods may be held in any desired position, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a frame, of a shutter, a rod pivoted thereto, a second rod pivotally connected to the rst rod, a device pivotally supported on the window-sill through which said rods are movable longitudinally, and means on the window-sill independent of the said device and placed to engage one of the rods when the shutter is in its open position, thereby preventing motion of the same, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a window-frame, of a shutter pivotally-connected rods pivoted thereto, a pivotal piece within the frame through which the rods are movable longitudinally, and a notched piece on the outer portion of the window-sill placed to engage the rods when they are in a position to retain the shutterin its open position, substantially as described.

4. In a shutter-operating device, the combination with a frame, a sash, and a shutter, of pivotally-connected rods pivoted to the sh utter,a substantially cylindrical piece movable on a vertical axis having an opening for the passage of said rods, said piece being held in the square and bead of the frame, and provided. with an inclined clamping-screw whereby said rods may be retained in any desired position, substantially as described.

5. In a shutter-operating device the combination with a frame, a sash and a shutter, of pivotally-con nected rods pivoted to the shutter, a piece setin the square and bead of the frame and provided with a socket, a pivotal piece revolubly placed therein and constructed to receive said rods, and means for retaining said rods in any desired position, substantially as described. Y

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH F. STACKHOUSE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM E. BRADLEY, Jos. I-I. KLEIN.

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